Newton-Wellesley Hospital set to open new emergency department

Newton-Wellesley Hospital said today it will open its $80-million Maxwell Blum Emergency Pavilion to patients Jan. 17, the largest expansion project in the hospital's 125-year history. The hospital said the number of annual visits to its emergency department was 35,000 in 1999, and that number is projected to rise to 55,000 visits by 2008. The 35,000-square-foot pavilion includes 36 treatment bays and is three times the size of the old emergency department, the hospital said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)

Newton-Wellesley's new emergency department under construction earlier this year.